Jonathan Majors’ criminal domestic violence trial is set to start on Wednesday, when a judge is expected to determine if the Marvel star’s ex-girlfriends’ testimonies of alleged physical and/or emotional abuse will be unsealed and admitted into court, Rolling Stone has learned. Majors was arrested in New York in March …
Read More »'Cocaine Bear' Creators Release 'Maximum Rampage Edition': Here's Where to Find the Film Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After it blew away the competition at the box office, Cocaine Bear, the Elizabeth Banks-directed blockbuster starring Keri Russell, has finally roared onto streaming services following its successful …
Read More »'Rust' Gaffer Sues Producers, Alec Baldwin After Halyna Hutchins Death
The chief of lighting on Rust filed a negligence lawsuit Wednesday against the film’s producers — including Alec Baldwin — as well as the assistant director and armorer at the center of the investigation into the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Serge Svetnoy filed his complaint Wednesday in Los …
Read More »Jared Leto Transforms Into Vampire Anti-Hero in Second 'Morbius' Trailer
Marvel has dropped the second trailer for Morbius, which arrives in theaters on Jan. 28. The trailer showcases Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, who goes missing for two months, only to be found in a container ship. His reemergence finds him with increased speed and a form of “bat …
Read More »Netflix Employee Organizing Chappelle Walkout Fired for Leaking Info to Press
UPDATE 10/20: Netflix issued a statement Wednesday reiterating that the employee they recently fired leaking an internal document, despite the employee’s claims during a walkout that they only shared the document — which revealed what Dave Chappelle was paid for his comedy specials — internally. “This employee admitted sharing confidential …
Read More »Melvin Van Peebles, 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song' Director, Dead at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the influential indie filmmaker who helped spawn the Blaxploitation genre with his 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song, has died at the age of 89. The director/actor/composer/novelist/playwright — among many other talents — died Wednesday night at his home with his family. The Criterion Collection, which will …
Read More »'Y: The Last Man': See First Trailer for FX Series Based on Beloved Comic Book
FX on Hulu has shared the first trailer for its long-awaited Y: The Last Man, an adaptation of the beloved comic book series. The preview maps out the premise of the acclaimed Brian K. Vaughan-penned, 60-issue sci-fi comic: A plague kills every single mammal with the Y-chromosome on Earth except …
Read More »Woody Harrelson Embraces the Chaos in New 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Trailer
Venom and his archnemesis Carnage do battle in the new trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which is scheduled to arrive on September 24th. The new trailer finds Tom Hardy’s character Eddie Brock in an Odd Couple-esque detente with his symbiote, Venom, as the two try to figure out …
Read More »Showtime to Premiere 'One and Only Dick Gregory' Documentary
Showtime announced Wednesday it has acquired The One and Only Dick Gregory, a documentary about the influential comedian/civil rights activist. Thefilm will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, June 19th as part ofthe fest’s inaugural Juneteenth programming slate. The One and Only Dick Gregory will then arrive on …
Read More »Dave Chappelle Teams Up With Third Man to Release '8:46' Stand-Up Special on Vinyl
Dave Chappelle will release a vinyl edition of his 2020 stand-up special, 8:46, which he recorded and released in the wake of George Floyd’s murder last summer. A special version pressed on red, black, and green vinyl and limited to just 846 copies is available now on a first-come, first-served …
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